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Failed lumbar disc surgery requiring second operation. A long-term follow-up study.

J W Frymoyer, R E Matteri, E N Hanley

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    |March 1, 1978
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    Reoperations for lumbar disc disease show spinal fusion failures lead to worse outcomes than simple disc excision. Pseudoarthrosis and recurrent disc lesions are common causes of failure years after initial surgery.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neurosurgery
    • Orthopedic Surgery
    • Spinal Surgery

    Background:

    • Lumbar disc disease often requires surgical intervention.
    • Some patients necessitate revision surgery due to initial treatment failure.
    • Long-term outcomes after reoperation for lumbar disc surgery are not fully understood.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate long-term outcomes in patients requiring a second lumbar disc surgery.
    • To compare results between patients who underwent spinal fusion versus those who did not for initial surgery.
    • To identify failure modes and prognostic factors in revision lumbar disc surgery.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective evaluation of 45 patients with a history of lumbar disc surgery and a second operative procedure.
    • Analysis of failure causes, including pseudoarthrosis, recurrent disc lesions, and acquired spondylolysis.

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  • Comparison of clinical and functional results between different surgical approaches (fusion vs. non-fusion) and single vs. multiple procedures.

    • Main Results:

    • Failures occurred up to 16 years post-initial surgery.
    • Pseudoarthrosis was common in initial fusion patients; recurrent disc lesions in non-fusion patients.
    • Patients with prior spinal fusion requiring reoperation had significantly worse outcomes than non-fusion or single-procedure fusion patients.
    • Acquired spondylolysis was the only predictable failure source; pseudoarthrosis repair often failed to provide relief.

    Conclusions:

    • Spinal fusion failure in revision lumbar disc surgery is associated with significantly poorer clinical and functional results compared to simple disc excision.
    • The prognosis for failed spinal fusion is worse than for failed simple disc excision.
    • Revision surgery outcomes are comparable between patients who had initial fusion and those who did not, except when fusion itself fails.